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Instagram-favorite leisurewear brand Hill House Home, known for its iconic Nap Dress styles, offers a solution: a rare “buy one, gift one” sale on its website that invites you to treat others and yourself with one click of your add to cart button. After all, what’s cuter than matching jammies to ring in the season, whether together or far away? To buy: $90; hillhousehome.com. Many families and couples deck themselves out in identical sleepwear on Christmas Eve, but the Hill House Home sale doesn’t restrict your choices by only providing holiday-focused styles....

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